Free movie screening to kick off One Book, One Harper spring events

February 20, 2015

One Book, One Harper's spring events will kick off with a film screening of "The Tuskegee
Airmen," a story that focuses on the exploits of the groundbreaking unit of African-American
combat pilots who served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.

The free screening will take place at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in the Student Lounge,
Building A, Room A236 on Harper College's main campus, 1200 W. Algonquin Road in Palatine.

One Book, One Harper is an annual initiative that encourages the community to read
the same book and take part in a variety of related academic, cultural and social
activities. This year's selection is "The Greatest Generation" by Tom Brokaw, who
coined the term to describe the men and women who came of age during the Great Depression
and World War II and then went on to build modern America.

The public is welcome to the movie screening. Refreshments will be served and information
about the real Tuskegee Airmen will be available. For a full list of upcoming One
Book, One Harper films and programs, visit harpercollege.edu/library.

A film screening of "A League of Their Own" is also set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, March
17, in the same location. Following it will be a lively panel discussion, "Finding
a Woman's Place in World War II," focusing on the role of women in 1940s America and
their contributions to the war effort both in the military and on the home front.
The panel discussion will take place in the Drama Lab Theatre, Building L, Room L109.